{"id":99904,"date":"2019-09-16T10:40:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T08:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=99904"},"modified":"2020-01-03T17:37:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T16:37:23","slug":"living-peacefully-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-peacefully-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Areas in the City for Living Peacefully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The city of Barcelona is a very diverse city, with many different areas. Depending on the <strong>neighbourhood you choose<\/strong>, you will find all kinds of services, as for instance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also opt for quieter zones within the city, where you can enjoy parks and gardens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you would rather live in a more relaxed part of the city, without really leaving the city, do not miss this article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-neighborhoods-cleanest-air\/\">Barcelona Neighbourhoods With The Cleanest Air<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-peacefully-barcelona\/#The_quieter_neighbourhoods_in_Barcelona\" title=\"The quieter neighbourhoods in Barcelona\">The quieter neighbourhoods in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-peacefully-barcelona\/#Les_Corts\" title=\"Les Corts\">Les Corts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-peacefully-barcelona\/#Vallcarca\" title=\"Vallcarca\">Vallcarca<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-peacefully-barcelona\/#Font_den_Fargues\" title=\"Font d&#8217;en Fargues\">Font d&#8217;en Fargues<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_quieter_neighbourhoods_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>The quieter neighbourhoods in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les_Corts\"><\/span>Les Corts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_99908\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99908\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4213900083_d5866f9a27_b-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"view of Les Corts and Camp Nou\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by mjordana via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/les-corts\/les-corts\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Les Corts neighbourhood<\/strong><\/a> is a central part of the <strong>Les Corts district<\/strong>, and during the day a lot of people come to work here, as there are many company headquarters and offices in this neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of the day, however, most of these people go back to their homes, which leads to the Les Corts neighbourhood being a <strong>very quiet area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a <strong>middle and upper-middle class<\/strong> district in the city, and there is good public transport to other areas of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You will also find many services and shopping possibilities in this neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are looking for a safe area to move to, this neighbourhood has excellent connections thanks to a great public transport system, and it is close to the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/fc-barcelona\/fc-barcelona-stadium-tour-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Camp Nou stadium<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u00a0Les Corts neighbourhood is worth considering if you are looking for a quiet place to live.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vallcarca\"><\/span>Vallcarca<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is one of the quietest neighbourhoods in the city near <em>Ronda de Dalt<\/em>, located in the <em>Zona Alta<\/em> (upper part of the city).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main tourist attractions in this area are <a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/attractions\/park-guell-skip-the-line-tickets-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Park G\u00fcell<\/strong><\/a> and other Catalan modernism structures, such as <strong>Casa Marsans<\/strong> and <strong>Casa Comes d&#8217;Argemir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The neighbourhood has several green zones with magnificent parks, like <strong>Jardins del Tur\u00f3 del Putget<\/strong> and <strong>Parque de la Creueta del Coll<\/strong>, and it is located near the Sierra de Collserola mountain range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As this neighbourhood lies in between mountains, there are streets on steep hills, which could literally be an obstacle if you would like to move to this area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona City Council has solved this problem for many people by providing the neighbourhood with escalators and minibuses. These buses will bring you to different parts of the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The houses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/gracia\/vallcarca-penitents\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Vallcarca i els Penitents neighbourhood<\/strong><\/a> are generally apartment blocks with a limited number of floors, houses and a few villas, most of which have been refurbished and converted into luxury homes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Housing prices in Vallcarca i els Penitents are mostly on the level medium to high, and this neighbourhood takes the fourth or fifth position on the list of most expensive apartments in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/affordable-housing-barcelona\/\">Where to Find Affordable Housing in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Font_den_Fargues\"><\/span>Font d&#8217;en Fargues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_99905\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99905\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/barcelona-183496_640-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"quiet square in barcelona with bench\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/horta-guinardo\/font-fargues\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Font d&#8217;en Fargues<\/strong><\/a> (or <em>La Font d&#8217;en Fargas<\/em>) is a residential neighbourhood in Barcelona, and it is located within the <strong>district of Horta-Guinard\u00f3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You will find it in the southern part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/horta-guinardo\/guinardo\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Horta district<\/strong><\/a> and north of the Rovira hill, between the fountain that carries the same name and the Carabassa stream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The name actually comes from a fountain, which was said to have beneficial effects on one\u2019s health. It was also an important place for parties and neighbourhood gatherings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The neighbourhood starting being developed in 1905, by transforming the Can Pujol farmhouse lands in the style of a garden city on the initiative of Pere Fargas i Sagrist\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The neighbourhood\u2019s name comes from Fargas, and he was also the one who promoted the development of turrets in 1915.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The neighbourhood&#8217;s buildings are mainly based on farmhouses and old houses, that have been refurbished into luxury homes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the oldest private schools in the city, the <strong>English Princess Margaret School<\/strong>, can be found in Font d\u2019en Fargues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This neighbourhood is still very unknown and really quiet. This neighbourhood makes you feel like you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/living-without-stress-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>living<\/strong><\/a> in a more rural area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are not many services, but it does have a sports centre, pharmacies, a community centre and a supermarket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Is there another quiet neighbourhood in Barcelona you can recommend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"99904\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Barcelona is a very diverse city, with many different areas. 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